Had a lot of fun getting into the vibes of the fall season with these vegan leather journals. Each are hand bound with waxed linen thread and filled with text weight paper. The inspiration for the collection came from the decorative elements of sugar skulls (recently having had watched "coco"), the linear elements within butterfly wings that replicate the feeling of a skeletal structure, and the candy-like decorative mandala that was henna'd onto my hand at the time by my fri

October (and fall) in general is my favorite time of year! The autumn smells, colored leaves, witchy spells, spooky movies, and the changing weather... I just love it. So far I have re-watched some of my favorite scary movies and themed halloween episodes of various tv series (Monk, AHS, and Buffy of course) and read "The Haunting of Hill House" (a not so scary 1959 novel by novel Shirley Jackson). I'm looking forward to a bit of seasonal baking {pumpkin spice EVERYTHING... g

Event Information: 1pm-5pm at The Creativity Caravan http://thecreativitycaravan.com/ $65 Learn variations on the straight stitch and create your own handmade vegan leather journal! Supplies included. Post Event Update: Everyone did an amazing job at designing their own variations on the straight stitch, and here's a picture to prove it. #chelseabednardesign #shopsmall #popupshop #shoplocal #nyc #nj #newyork #newjersey #henna #etsy For consistent updates of new work, follow m

Event Information: 10am-5pm Craft Fair in the lawn of the First Methodist Church in Montclair, NJ Post Event Update: Had the most wonderful time accompanying my table partner and henna artist Margaret (check out her AMAZING website and STUNNING henna work , you won't be sorry you did; make private henna appointments through her website). Spent the day in her magical set up under the canopy of a large tree like two fairies, until the rain came and everyone had to pack up an ho